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toweling up

toweling up is the present participle and gerund of towel up.

Meaning of towel up

Verb

towel up (third-person singular simple present towels up, present participle (US) toweling up or (UK) towelling up, simple past and past participle (US) toweled up or (UK) towelled up)

  1. (Australia, transitive) To thoroughly defeat an opponent in a fight or competition.
  2. (transitive) To soak up water with a towel or to dry something or someone with a towel.
  3. (intransitive) To dry with a towel.
  4. (intransitive) To use a towel to clean.

Questions about toweling up

What is toweling up the present participle and gerund of?
Toweling up is the present participle and gerund of towel up.

Words near toweling up in the dictionary

  1. towelheaded
  2. towelheads
  3. toweling
  4. toweling down
  5. toweling off
  6. toweling up
  7. towelings
  8. Towell
  9. towelled
  10. towelled down
  11. towelled off

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